Patents by Inventor Kunio Kawamura
Kunio Kawamura has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 10973100Abstract: Provided is an ambient temperature estimating device, ambient temperature estimating method, program, and system that are able to realize both high robustness and high ambient temperature estimation accuracy. An ambient temperature estimating device includes a neural network, a temperature acquisition unit configured to acquire one or more temperature values inside the ambient temperature estimating device, and a neural network calculator configured to estimate an ambient temperature around the ambient temperature estimating device using the neural network. Input values inputted to the neural network by the neural network calculator include the temperature values acquired by the temperature acquisition unit and a heat source control value for controlling a heat source inside the ambient temperature estimating device.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2018Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: EIZO CorporationInventors: Masumi Kanayama, Kunio Kawamura
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Publication number: 20210092815Abstract: Provided is an ambient temperature estimating device, ambient temperature estimating method, program, and system that are able to realize both high robustness and high ambient temperature estimation accuracy. An ambient temperature estimating device includes a neural network, a temperature acquisition unit configured to acquire one or more temperature values inside the ambient temperature estimating device, and a neural network calculator configured to estimate an ambient temperature around the ambient temperature estimating device using the neural network. Input values inputted to the neural network by the neural network calculator include the temperature values acquired by the temperature acquisition unit and a heat source control value for controlling a heat source inside the ambient temperature estimating device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2018Publication date: March 25, 2021Applicant: EIZO CorporationInventors: Masumi KANAYAMA, Kunio KAWAMURA
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Patent number: 9641061Abstract: Provided are a power supply device capable of supplying required power even during standby and an electrical apparatus. A power supply device includes a current resonant circuit configured to drive a transformer and a resonant circuit using a switching element, the resonant circuit being connected to a primary side of the transformer, the switching element being periodically repeatedly turned on and off, and a controller configured to control the switching element so that the switching element performs a continuous operation in which the switching element is turned on and off continuously repeatedly or an intermittent operation in which the switching element is turned on and off intermittently repeatedly, in accordance with an external signal indicating the continuous operation or the intermittent operation.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2014Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: EIZO CorporationInventors: Kunio Kawamura, Daisuke Sakai
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Publication number: 20160294273Abstract: Provided are a power supply device capable of supplying required power even during standby and an electrical apparatus. A power supply device includes a current resonant circuit configured to drive a transformer and a resonant circuit using a switching element, the resonant circuit being connected to a primary side of the transformer, the switching element being periodically repeatedly turned on and off, and a controller configured to control the switching element so that the switching element performs a continuous operation in which the switching element is turned on and off continuously repeatedly or an intermittent operation in which the switching element is turned on and off intermittently repeatedly, in accordance with an external signal indicating the continuous operation or the intermittent operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2014Publication date: October 6, 2016Applicant: EIZO CorporationInventors: Kunio KAWAMURA, Daisuke SAKAI
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Patent number: 5497212Abstract: A camera using a film cartridge in which whether the film is exposed or unexposed can be distinguished by the phase of rotation of a shaft to rewinding a film, wherein said camera comprising: a film chamber to receive the film cartridge, a lid of the film chamber to capable of receiving the film cartridge in the film chamber when the lid is opened, a driving member which is connected with the shaft of the film cartridge and for driving the shaft, and a block member for blocking opening of the lid of the film chamber when the driving member is not the phase of rotation corresponding to the phase of rotation of the shaft in which the film is exposed.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 1994Date of Patent: March 5, 1996Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kunio Kawamura, Hiroyuki Okada, Sadafusa Tsuji, Masaaki Chikasaki, Michihiro Iwata, Shuji Izumi
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Patent number: 5410380Abstract: A film feeding apparatus of a camera using a film having two perforations in each frame. A perforation detecting lever has claws spaced at a predetermined distance apart from each other so that the distance therebetween is equal to the distance between the two perforations which are adjacent to each other across the boundary between frames. The perforation detecting lever engages the perforations and disengages therefrom in unison with an operation for feeding one frame to be performed after the proceeding frame is exposed to light. As a result, film feeding is allowed to proceed until both claws simultaneously engage two respective perforations in the film which occurs after the film has advanced one frame.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 1994Date of Patent: April 25, 1995Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kunio Kawamura, Yasuo Hawai, Sadafusa Tsuji, Shuji Izumi, Masaaki Chikasaki, Michihiro Iwata, Hiroyuki Okada
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Patent number: 5382992Abstract: A camera which includes a film cartridge whose spool is adapted to be set in different rotational positions with respect to a film cartridge main body between unused state and used state of the film cartridge, and a camera body having a film cartridge accommodating portion, and is arranged to show that the film cartridge is in the used state when the used film cartridge is inserted in the accommodating portion of the camera body.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 1993Date of Patent: January 17, 1995Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kunio Kawamura, Shuji Izumi, Hiroyuki Okada, Masaaki Chikasaki, Michihiro Iwata, Sadafusa Tsuji
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Patent number: 5357302Abstract: A film feeding apparatus of a camera using a film having two perforations in each frame. A perforation detecting lever has claws spaced at a predetermined distance apart from each other so that the distance therebetween is equal to the distance between the two perforations which are adjacent to each other across the boundary between frames. The perforation detecting lever engages the perforations and disengages therefrom in unison with an operation for feeding one frame to be performed after the proceeding frame is exposed to light. As a result, film feeding is allowed to proceed until both claws simultaneously engage two respective perforations in the film which occurs after the film has advanced one frame.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 1991Date of Patent: October 18, 1994Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kunio Kawamura, Yasuo Hawai, Sadafusa Tsuji, Shuji Izumi, Masaaki Chikasaki, Michihiro Iwata, Hiroyuki Okada
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Patent number: 5307099Abstract: A camera which includes a film cartridge whose spool is adapted to be set in different rotational positions with respect to a film cartridge main body between unused state and used state of the film cartridge, and a camera body having a film cartridge accommodating portion, and is arranged to show that the film cartridge is in the used state when the used film cartridge is inserted in the accommodating portion of the camera body.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 1991Date of Patent: April 26, 1994Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kunio Kawamura, Shuji Izumi, Hiroyuki Okada, Masaaki Chikasaki, Michihiro Iwata, Sadafusa Tsuji
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Patent number: 5260735Abstract: A camera system being comprised of a camera and an external device is disclosed. The external device is detachably mounted on the camera which memorizes a program or data necessary for executing a program therein.When the external device is mounted on the camera, they are connected electrically with each other and communicate therebetween in order to read a program or data memorized in the external device into a memory means provided in the camera. The camera is controlled according to the program designated by the external device.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 1992Date of Patent: November 9, 1993Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Norio Ishikawa, Masaaki Nakai, Masayasu Hirano, Akihiko Fujino, Hiroshi Ootsuka, Takeshi Egawa, Kunio Kawamura
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Patent number: 5247326Abstract: A camera system with an auto-focusing system includes a camera body and an interchangeable zoom lens. The interchangeable objective lens stores various data to be sent to the camera body for improving automatic focus adjustment, such as an information necessary to convert the detected defocus information into a movement of the driving power source to carry out the automatic focus adjustment. The driving power source in the camera body is controlled in response to the data from the interchangeable objective lens and the detected focus information, the driving power being transmitted to the interchangeable objective lens. The camera body is further capable of inhibiting the focus adjustment or focus indication in response to a data from the interchangeable objective lens under an unfavorable condition.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 1992Date of Patent: September 21, 1993Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Nobuyuki Taniguchi, Norio Ishikawa, Yasuaki Akada, Takeshi Egawa, Kunio Kawamura
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Patent number: 5219288Abstract: A jaw bone anchored type head positioner for positioning the head of a subject which is employed in a cephalotomograph or temporomandibular joint radiograph using X rays or the like. A die patterned on an impression taken from the dentition of the subject is fixed to the positioner so that the head of the subject is fixed in position by means of the die.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 1989Date of Patent: June 15, 1993Inventors: Kunio Kawamura, Kazuhiko Nagoshi
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Patent number: 5142318Abstract: A camera system with an auto-focusing system includes a camera body and an interchangeable zoom lens. The interchangeable objective lens stores various data to be sent to the camera body for improving automatic focus adjustment, such as an information necessary to convert the detected defocus information into a movement of the driving power source to carry out the automatic focus adjustment. The driving power source in the camera body is controlled in responses to the data from the interchangeable objective lens and the detected focus information, the driving power being transmitted to the interchangeable objective lens. The camera body is further capable of inhibiting the focus adjustment or focus indication in response to a data from the interchangeable objective lens under an unfavorable condition.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 1991Date of Patent: August 25, 1992Assignee: Minolta Camera Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nobuyuki Taniguchi, Norio Ishikawa, Yasuaki Akada, Takeshi Egawa, Kunio Kawamura
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Patent number: 5140361Abstract: A camera system being comprised of a camera and an external device is disclosed. The external device is detachably mounted on the camera which memorizes a program or data necessary for executing a program therein.When the external device is mounted on the camera, they are connected electrically with each other and communicate therebetween in order to read a program or data memorized in the external device into a memory means provided in the camera. The camera is controlled according to the program designated by the external device.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 1991Date of Patent: August 18, 1992Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Norio Ishikawa, Masaaki Nakai, Masayasu Hirano, Akihiko Fujino, Hiroshi Ootsuka, Takeshi Egawa, Kunio Kawamura
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Patent number: 5113217Abstract: A display device for use in a camera comprises a central processing unit and display units to display exposure data and various control modes under the control of the CPU. The display units are arranged to display the exposure data with suitable marks or characters in rows so as to make the operator to read the display easily. The CPU provides control data to deenergize the display unit at the time of initial states of the camera such as at the time of loading a battery in the camera to prevent to display confusing information.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 1991Date of Patent: May 12, 1992Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shuji Izumi, Masaaki Nakai, Manabu Inoue, Akihiko Fujino, Kunio Kawamura, Yuji Takarabe, Masatake Niwa
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Patent number: 5065176Abstract: A camera system with an auto-focusing system includes a camera body and an interchangeable zoom lens. The interchangeable objective lens stores various data to be sent to the camera body for improving automatic focus adjustment, such as an information necessary to convert the detected defocus information into a movement of the driving power source to carry out the automatic focus adjustment. The driving power source in the camera body is controlled in response to the data from the interchangeable objective lens and the detected focus information, the driving power being transmitted to the interchangeable objective lens. The camera body is further capable of inhibiting the focus adjustment or focus indication in response to a data from the interchangeable objective lens under an unfavorable condition.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 1990Date of Patent: November 12, 1991Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Nobuyuki Taniguchi, Norio Ishikawa, Yasuaki Akada, Takeshi Egawa, Kunio Kawamura
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Patent number: 5040016Abstract: A camera system being comprised of a camera and an external device is disclosed. The external device is detachably mounted on the camera which memorizes a program or data necessary for executing a program therein.When the external device is mounted on the camera, they are connected electrically with each other and communicate therebetween in order to read a program or data memorized in the external device into a memory means provided in the camera. The camera is controlled according to the program designated by the external device.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 1990Date of Patent: August 13, 1991Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Norio Ishikawa, Masaaki Nakai, Masayasu Hirano, Akihiko Fujino, Hiroshi Ootsuka, Takeshi Egawa, Kunio Kawamura
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Patent number: 5014083Abstract: A display device for use in a camera comprises a central processing unit and display units to display exposure data and various control modes under the control of the CPU. The display units are arranged to display the exposure data with suitable marks or characters in rows so as to make the operator to read the display easily. The CPU provides control data to deenergize the display unit at the time of initial states of the camera such as at the time of loading a battery in the camera to prevent to display confusing information.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 1990Date of Patent: May 7, 1991Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki KaishiInventors: Shuji Izumi, Masaaki Nakai, Manabu Inoue, Akihiko Fujino, Kunio Kawamura, Yuji Takarabe, Masatake Niwa
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Patent number: 4958181Abstract: A camera system being comprised of a camera and an external device is disclosed. The external device is detachably mounted on the camera which memorizes a program or data necessary for executing a program therein.When the external device is mounted on the camera, they are connected electrically with each other and communicate therebetween in order to read a program or data memorized in the external device into a memory means provided in the camera. The camera is controlled according to the program designated by the external device.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 1988Date of Patent: September 18, 1990Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Norio Ishikawa, Masaaki Nakai, Masayasu Hirano, Akihiko Fujino, Hiroshi Ootsuka, Takeshi Egawa, Kunio Kawamura
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Patent number: 4958184Abstract: A display device for use in a camera comprises a central processing unit and display units to display exposure data and various control modes under the control of the CPU. The display units are arranged to display the exposure data with suitable marks or characters in rows so as to make the operator to read the display easily. The CPU provides control data to deenergize the display unit at the time of initial states of the camera such as at the time of loading a battery in the camera to prevent to display confusing information.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 1989Date of Patent: September 18, 1990Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shuji Izumi, Masaaki Nakai, Manabu Inoue, Akihiko Fujino, Kunio Kawamura, Yuji Takarabe, Masatake Niwa